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  • Lou Gehrig’s lost homer at Griffith Stadium in 1931

    On April 26, 1931, Lou Gehrig hit a ball into the centerfield bleachers at Washington’s Griffith Stadium for what should have been a long home run off the Nats’ Fred “Firpo” Marberry. Hit so hard, the ball caromed back to Senators’ centerfielder Harry Rice (Sam was in right), who caught it on the fly. With… Read more

  • Nats’ triple play turned out to be an MLB first

    On April 25, 2025, Jesse Winker of the Mets hit a low liner that was ruled caught in the air by Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who turned it into a rare triple play. This was the first ever turned at home by Washington, but another aspect of the play set it apart from any… Read more

  • Buddy Lewis of the Nats one of six players to reach 1,000 hits before age 25

    John “Buddy” Lewis, the Senators’ All-Star third baseman in the late 1930s, was the fourth major leaguer to reach 1,000 hit before his 25th birthday. The first three who reached the same milestone before Lewis and the two since are all in the Hall of Fame.* Because he missed three and half seasons in his… Read more

  • Charlie Dressen and the Senators

    In October 1954, Charlie Dressen was the last man hired to manage the Senators while Clark Griffith was alive. However, the “Old Fox,” in his 80s, delegated the duty to his informally adopted son, nephew Calvin Griffith.* Every previous manager hired while the senior Griffith owned the team had played for the Senators. Yet Calvin’s… Read more

  • Cristian Guzman’s forgotten 2008 All-Star season

    On March 30, 2008, Cristian Guzman had the first hit at Nationals’ Park, a lead-off single to right in the first inning off Atlanta’s Tim Hudson.Before he could enjoy the moment, however, Guzman was caught leaning the wrong way and would have been picked off if Hudson’s throw hadn’t eluded the first baseman. Guzman ended… Read more

  • April 5, 2025: Nats win as catcher Riley Adams throws out a runner

    While it hardly ranks with Babe Ruth being thrown out to end the 1926 World Series, Riley Adams on April 5, 2025, became the first Nationals’ catcher to end a game by throwing out a would-be base stealer. Adams gunned down the Diamondback’s Alex Thomas, whose grounder had driven in a run to cut the… Read more